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Evaluation of different Systems Engineering Approaches as Solutions to Cross-Lifecycle Traceability Problems in Product Development: A Survey

Authors:
Sina Hajiaghapour
Nadine Schlueter

Keywords: System Engineering; Requirement Engineering; Traceability; System Test; Product Development.

Abstract:
Requirements traceability is an essential Systems Engineering (SE) task that is critical in areas such as software development, product development, and safety engineering. It involves linking requirements to all system elements, including test cases, to improve test coverage, product quality, and communication among stakeholders. Due to limitations in SE approaches underlying traceability methods, this area faces challenges such as an imbalance between cost and quality or insufficient system understanding for different disciplines. In this paper, we examine several universal SE approaches for their efficiency in addressing traceability issues in product development. Through a literature review, we identified methods based on these approaches and evaluated their effectiveness in solving traceability problems. This survey demonstrates the potential of Generic Systems Engineering (GSE) based methods to address identified gaps by creating a universal system understanding. However, the modelling method and procedure concept used in these approaches requires the inclusion of test processes and the associated information for system testing.

Pages: 7 to 16

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: November 13, 2023

Published in: conference

ISBN: 978-1-68558-088-9

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 13, 2023 to November 17, 2023